Simply brilliant had to be repeated.
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I have a theory that I voiced among a mixed group of pubbies and socialists on Friday.I Got a mixed review. My theory is that jobs like maids, dish washers, fast food workers, and bascially many entry level jobs are sabotaged by illegals who are willing to do many of them on a cash under the table basis. Often times working for far less than the jobs would pay on a legal basis.
My take is that illegals run the costs of legal,honorable jobs down to the point where employers expect to pay lower than should be prices for that job.
If an illegal worker is willing to work as a maid for $5.00 per hour instead of $10. or $12 which might be paid for the job that position is being sabotaged and it's all due to illegal migration that was not stopped,employers looking the other way and law enforcement not enforcing the law.
Stop it and we might have fewer people on welfare and higher wages for jobs that are absolutely necessary. Also hire a maid for $12. an hour and you might not need as many,you might get better people and not need as many at a lower rate.Cost would remain static.
There is no doubt that immigrants, legal and illegal, are depressing wages and taking jobs from Americans. We have a surplus of labor. If there was a shortage, wages would be going up, not down or stagnating.
Plus, you could fire the translator, eliminating a paid position.